Paul Klee

Paul KleeSeeing Below the Surface

Paul Klee: Fish Facts

He was born in 1879 in Switzerland, a country in Europe.

Paul Klee: Fish FactsHis father was a music teacher.

His mother was an artist.

Paul Klee was a good musician, writer and teacher.

Paul Klee: Fish FactsHe learned to draw with line, shape and color.

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Paul Klee: Fish FactsHe realized that a painting did not have to look like a realistic copy of something to make good artwork.

This type of art is known as

abstract art.


REALISTIC

Rose Garden


ABSTRACT

Rose Garden


The objects in abstract art look different from the way they look in real life.

Paul Klee: Fish FactsMountain Landscape Mountain landscape

Paul Klee: Fish FactsSome of Klee’s paintings look like they were done by a child.

Paul Klee: Fish FactsHe worked hard to learn about drawing with lines.

Dancing Girl

Paul Klee: Fish FactsKlee used chalk, paste, watercolors, and crayons in his paintings.

He loved to use beautiful colors.


Kreuze und Saulen Flowers in Stone

Ebene Landschaft


Magic Garden

Arrival of Marie Head of Man

Paul Klee: Fish FactsKlee worked slowly. Sometimes he sat for hours before painting.Sometimes he worked on six paintings at once.He taught himself to paint with both hands.


Klee created almost 9,000 paintings in his lifetime.


Cat and BirdRed Balloon

Efflorescence


Under the Sea The Golden Fish


Fish MagicAround the Fish

Paul Klee: Fish FactsThe featured painting.

The Seafarer or Sinbad the Sailor

Paul Klee: Fish FactsThe Project

Paul Klee said:

“A line is a dot that went for a walk.”

Paul Klee: Fish FactsUse a black marker and take your line for a

walk across the grid paper.

Paul Klee: Fish FactsShade in some of your squares to help color in

your line drawing.


Bye-bye!

Paul Klee

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